Youth shot dead in Patiala district following altercation

Patiala, April 6

A youth was allegedly shot dead by his friends after a minor spat here on Tuesday night.

Dharminder ran a sports club at Daun Kalan village and was recently active in village politics.

The deceased was shot dead allegedly by Tejbir Singh and his accomplice Harbir Singh, who fled the spot.

The trio was having drinks at a nearby eatery shop where they had an altercation and the deceased allegedly abused them after which they manhandled him. Later, the duo returned with a few people and allegedly attacked him. “One of them took out a weapon and fired at Dharminder, who died on the spot,” said police.

SSP Nanak Singh confirmed that the victim was shot dead following a heated exchange between the two groups.

Police have registered a case and are conducting raids to nab the accused.

Complete collapse of law & order in Punjab while CM busy seeking votes in Himachal’s cool breezes.. 2 more cold blood murders in Patiala today. On an average 3-4 murder taking place daily, people are in state of fear. Best way to discharge your duty is to dispense with it. pic.twitter.com/0ZNmbdMzYE

— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) April 6, 2022

Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted, “Complete collapse of law & order in Punjab while CM busy seeking votes in Himachal’s cool breezes.. 2 more cold blood murders in Patiala today. On an average 3-4 murder taking place daily, people are in state of fear. Best way to discharge your duty is to dispense with it.”

Recent spike in incidents of violence in Punjab are very worrisome. @PunjabPoliceInd is perfectly capable of handling these situations, if they are given a free hand by the @PunjabGovtIndia to take strict action. No one should be allowed to disturb Punjab’s hard earned peace. https://t.co/FGwanefJX3

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) April 6, 2022

Capt Amarinder also took to Twitter and wrote,”Recent spike in incidents of violence in Punjab are very worrisome. @PunjabPoliceInd is perfectly capable of handling these situations, if they are given a free hand by the @PunjabGovtIndia to take strict action. No one should be allowed to disturb Punjab’s hard earned peace.”